Effects of hormone therapy on the clinical outcomes of endoscopic intervention in patients with endometriosis-related ureteral obstruction [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2023 Purpose: We investigated whether endoscopic interventions, including laser endoureterotomy and balloon dilatation following hormone therapy, are a good choice to treat ureteral obstruction due to ureteral endometriosis instead of laparoscopic or open ...
Jungyu Kim +8 more
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Retrograde pyelography predicts retrograde ureteral stenting failure and reduces unnecessary stenting trials in patients with advanced non-urological malignant ureteral obstruction. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To evaluate predictive factors for retrograde ureteral stent failure in patients with non-urological malignant ureteral obstruction.Between 2005 and 2014, medical records of 284 malignant ureteral obstruction patients with 712 retrograde ureteral stent ...
Sung Han Kim +6 more
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Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction Related to Pelvic Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting with Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2019 Bilateral renal obstruction is a rare critical condition, requiring a prompt diagnostic approach and treatment to restore the renal function. The most commonly observed obstructive uropathy in children is congenital malformation, such as posterior ...
Sanghoon Han, Kyoung Hee Han
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Investigating the flow dynamics in the obstructed and stented ureter by means of a biomimetic artificial model. [PDF]
, 2014 Double-J stenting is the most common clinical method employed to restore the upper urinary tract drainage, in the presence of a ureteric obstruction. After implant, stents provide an immediate pain relief by decreasing the pressure in the renal pelvis (P)
Carugo, Dario +5 more
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Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of cats with ureteral obstruction [PDF]
, 2017 This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of cats with azotaemia (serum creatinine >180 μmol/l) that had ultrasonography of the urinary tract, ultrasound images available for review and received treatment for azotaemia. Cats with pre-renal azotaemia
Cortellini, S, Halfacree, Z J, Lamb, C R
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PLoS ONE, 2016 The α8 integrin (Itga8) chain contributes to the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis in renal glomerular cells. In unilateral ureteral obstruction Itga8 is de novo expressed in the tubulointerstitium and a deficiency of Itga8 results in more ...
Ines Marek +8 more
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African Journal of Urology, 2020 Background Association of the ureterocele and proximal ureteral valve is a rare congenital anomaly which can lead to quick detoriation of renal function due to double obstruction. Though ureteral valves have been associated with other ureteral anomalies,
Anuj Dumra +2 more
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Repetitive ureteral stenting for management of transplant graft ureteral obstruction
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2006 PURPOSE: To review the use of repetitive stenting in the management of patients with ureteral obstruction after renal transplantation, with an emphasis on technique and functional graft outcome.
Lester S. Borden Jr +2 more
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Functional aspects of silent ureteral stones investigated with MAG-3 renal scintigraphy [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: To investigate functional aspects of silent ureteral stones with special focus on obstruction and its relationship to renal anatomy. The present study is the first investigation of renal excretory function in patients with silent ureteral ...
Amir Kurtaran +4 more
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Likelihood of retrograde double-J stenting according to ureteral obstructing pathology
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2005 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the likelihood of retrograde double-J stenting in urgent ureteral drainage according to obstructing pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From July 2002 to January 2003, 43 consecutive patients with ureteral obstruction who needed ...
Alexandre Danilovic +3 more
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